Download and install a fresh copy of Linux on a physical computer with all network cables unplugged and wifi off. A virtual machine may word, but due to the recent Intel CPU vulnerabilities, my confidence has decreased on a VM.

Use an online computer to download a the Ripple Desktop wallet by Rippex. Load it to a USB stick, then transfer it to your offline Linux system.

Generate a wallet, write down your public address, private key, and pass phrase (or buy a $20 printer, print it out, and throw the printer away).

Transfer the wallet file that was generated to a USB stick and make many copies of it and store them in many places. If you lose the wallet file, the information printed can regenerate it.

Send 20 Ripple to your wallet address; this is the minimum balance a Ripple wallet requires to be active.

Use an online computer to download and install the Ripple Desktop Wallet by Rippex. Transfer the wallet file to this computer.

Open the Rippex Desktop Wallet software on the online computer, select “Server Settings”, and check “Online mode”; Then, click back to Overview.

There are a few things you can do with Ripple Desktop Wallet by Rippex…